British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE

Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon

Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD

Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"

Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday

Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST

As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER

As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality

Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN

KEITH FLETT looks back to different times – but perhaps not so much – during Labour’s 1976 leadership election

Ninety years on from the famous anti-fascist victory, commemorations should acknowledge the central role played by Jewish workers and communist organisers in stopping Mosley’s march, says MARY DAVIS

Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment

Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS

The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST

In Ashton-in-Makerfield, historical migration patterns and industrial heritage sit alongside a heated electoral battle for the future of British politics, says MEIC BIRTWISTLE

Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month

Political figures are fuelling unrest and encouraging racialised violence before justice takes its course, warns DIANE ABBOTT MP – our responsibility now must be to speak out and oppose the politics of hatred

After decades of campaigning, miners and their supporters have secured an inquiry into the events of June 1984. Now comes the struggle to ensure it delivers accountability and justice, says KATE FLANNERY

A former mining seat has become the focal point of Britain’s political drama, with Labour’s future, Reform’s advance and Andy Burnham’s leadership prospects all on the line. ANDREW MURRAY reports

Britain’s political Establishment treats military spending as the answer to every crisis, while there’s ‘no money’ for welfare or public services. Help build the people’s fightback at the International Conference Against War on June 20, says JEREMY CORBYN

Annie Powell’s famous declaration captured the mood in Tonypandy in 1936, when thousands turned out to confront fascism. Ninety years on, the legacy of that struggle still resonates in modern Wales, writes TWM DRAPER

Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies

From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain